Yes, you can run desktop Linux Programs in Windows 10 thanks to Ubuntu on Windows

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Redditor w2qw found a way to run an X server outside of Bash, which allows you to install and run desktop apps like Firefox and VIM. Of course, you could also just run a Windows text editor or Windows version of Firefox, and you’d probably have better performance. But for some apps that may only be available for Linux, this could provide a way to run them on a Windows PC.

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I think installing Ubuntu Linux programs on Windows 10 could be good for people who don't want to use Virtual Machines to run Ubuntu Linux in Windows 10 because some of those Virtual Machine files can be 10-20GB in size to install Ubuntu on a VM program like VirtualBox, VMWare, etc.

It is also more convenient for some people to launch Linux software in Windows 10 rather than dual-booting Ubuntu with Windows 10 which can be hard to do for less tech-savvy users. Dual-booting both Windows 10 and Ubuntu also uses a lot of hard drive space.

I wonder if it would be possible to modify X Server and Bash to run Google Android apps without the need of emulators like Bluestack Android emulator which needs 4GB of RAM, and a faster CPU, and video card to run all Android apps smoothly.
 
the linux coders are going to go mad with this.
 
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